The sun was glittering beneath the sky and the students in high school were seen around because it was break period for them. Rose scurred her eyes around until she finally sighted her friends. "Things would be alright, don't you worry Sia!" Rose's friend Fiona muttered while rubbing Sia's back in a calming way. "Fiona, what happened to her and why is she in tears?" Rose worriedly asked. "You don't know what happened? Uhm!" Her friend muttered rhetorically before sighing. "No! Can you tell me what happened?" Rose asked curiously. "Well, it's because of the rumor and gossip going around school Rose," Fiona muttered, still patting her friend's back softly to calm her down. "What's it about?" Rose asked."Shockingly, you had no idea. Rose, everyone in school knows including the teachers aren't left out! The rumors and gossip are that Sia's father abandoned them!" Fiona muttered as her pair of slanted eyes glared at her friend. "But why did he do that?" Rose asked further with an ope
"I'm Travis' sister!" Claudia muttered with a small and forcible smile. "His sister?" Jessica repeated with an unsure voice. "That's right! We both have the same father but a different mother entirely!" Claudia lied. "What? Travis has never mentioned anything to me about having a half-sister apart from Emerald." Jessica said, caressing her daughter's hair. "Trust me, I'm Travis's half-sister too! Maybe, he has never mentioned me to you because these kinds of things are not really easy to talk about but he has come to accept me despite everything. We have gotten close to each other even if our mothers loved the same man but is Travis around?" Claudia asked, looking around even if she knew that he wasn't home. "No, he has been living and working in the city! I can give him a call right now so you could talk to him." Jessica said, bringing out her phone to call Travis. "Did my brother get you that phone?" Claudia asked. "Yes, he did in case we had an emergency at home! This makes it
Jessica had just given birth but her eyes seemed tightly shut. She seemed to have had a little complication during labor and that had made her pass out for some time. Emerald held Raya as they both strolled towards Claudia's direction, Emerald felt she needed to thank the stranger who had helped them out."Thank you for all your help, I mean if you weren't home when Aunt Jessica went into labor, I don't know what would have happened because Raya wouldn't have done anything," Emerald muttered with a smile which Claudia replied with a small smile. "I would like to know exactly who you are?" Emerald inquired. "Uhmm___ Claudia is my name! I'm Travis' sister." Claudia uttered. "His sister? Uhh,___ it's weird that we are related and I have heard nothing about you," Emerald said, trying to think deeply but her thoughts were caught short by Claudia's next words. "Oh well, we are half-sisters because we don't have the same mother but the same father, it's a really long story so I would allow
Claudia couldn't leave the hospital premises because she had several thoughts going through her head and mind. She wanted to see her husband's new baby with his first wife, Claudia would be fibbing to say she wasn't jealous and deeply hurt. She had yearned and wanted a baby again after Amira but even after countless tries. She couldn't have another baby. She walked back into the hospital towards where the newborn baby were being kept. She couldn't walk inside the room because there was a nurse inside the room examining the babies. Claudia waited for the nurse to leave the room! Afterward, she glared around to be sure everywhere was clear before she walked inside the room. She finally found the tag for Jessica's baby. She stared at the baby who seemed to be wailing non-stop. Claudia's hands gradually pulled out a sharp object from her bag but quickly dropped it back when she heard some footsteps. "Hey, what are you doing here, huh?" The voice of Aunt Clara filled the whole room. "
Even though Jessica was still weak and exhausted from labor. She still couldn't wait to share the good news with her husband. She had asked Emerald to call him for her so she could share the good news. The minute Travis picked up the phone, Emerald had handed the phone over to Jessica. "Hello, Babe?" Travis' voice filled the phone. "Travis, I just gave birth to our daughter!" Jessica excitedly said. "Really, what did you name our baby girl?" He asked happily. "Sasha," Jessica said."Sasha, my precious darling little girl!" Travis said with a satisfied chuckle. "When are you going to come back home? You know what? Your sister dropped by earlier on!" Jessica explained."Sister?" Travis asked, puzzled. "What sister are you talking about?" Travis asked yet again. "Claudia!" Jessica muttered to the other line. "Claudia!" Travis repeated before going mute. "Travis, are you still on the line? Is something bothering you?" Jessica asked worriedly. "You have to forgive me, Jessica, I'm jus
It was evening and the sunshine seemed to be eaten up by the darkness of the night. Claudia was seated in the garden area of her home with her friend as they sipped from the juice in front of them. "Oh my Goodness Claudia, what in the world were you thinking of when you went over there to meet your husband's first wife?" Tessa asked, a little shocked and perplexed. "What? I wanted to see her and meet her!" Claudia said, sipping from her cup of juice. "So what did you see? Was she more beautiful than you? Is she sexier than you? Tell me," Tessa said. Claudia heaved a huge puff before answering. "No, but she was very pregnant, I mean Travis got her pregnant again!" Claudia said with bitterness in her voice. "The problem with you is that you are so tenacious and stubborn. You shouldn't have done what you did, what you did makes no sense and It makes you seem crazy!" Tessa said. "What was I to do Tessa, Travis is still very much in love with that woman than he is with me!" Claudia sai
"Father?" Rose called to gain back her father's attention. Travis gave his eldest daughter a charming smile before ruffling her hair softly. "Of course I love you guys Rose! That isn't going to happen to our family because I love you guys so much." Travis lied as his daughter hugged him tightly. "Babe, what is that thing you were going to tell me about Claudia again?" Jessica asked her husband while patting their newborn baby softly. "I think we should forget about that for now!" Travis said. TWO DAYS LATERIt's been two days since Jessica got discharged from the hospital. She was sitting on the couch breastfeeding her baby while the kids played together. Her husband was in the dining area trying to fix their broken shelf before nailing it to the wall. Her attention was soon divided when she noticed her second daughter Raya breathing hard while holding onto her chest tightly. "Are you okay Raya?" Jessica asked, trudging towards where her daughter was seated and finding it hard to
"Mother, why did you make me tell a lie to father? I mean, it's not like I really fell down the stairs. I thought you said lying was a bad thing to do?" Amira asked Claudia. "Amira dear, it was necessary for you to do that so that your father comes home quickly because I know that you want your father home with you! Am I right?" Claudia inquired with a smile. "You are right mother! I want my father to come back home quickly," Amira said. "Well, very good Amira because your father would definitely come home to you!" Claudia said. She kissed her daughter on the forehead before walking out of her daughter's room. "Well, were you successful?" Tessa, her friend who had been standing by the door asked. "Yes, and I know that in such a short while, Travis would come crawling back to us which I'm definitely sure of." Claudia declared. "You are really something else Claudia, I can't believe that you would use your daughter just to get what you want!" Tessa said amazement in her tone as she s